I have been working at the Springfield plant for two months now and have begun implementing improvements for my materials management project. Last Monday, a trial was performed to observe a new process of moving one type of pasta product to bays within the plant and having the production lines pull from these bays. With … Continue reading Manufacturing Management Trainee Program Week 12 2017

We are in our 6th week of our 7 ½ week rotation which means our first rotation project is winding down! This past month has flown by as we all have been working hard on our projects that directly impact the Kraft Heinz business, and I am very excited to see what everyone else has … Continue reading Corporate Management Trainee Program Week 12 2017

This week officially marks the end of summer and more importantly – the 5th week of our first rotation! It’s crazy how quickly time passes when you work full time and only have 2 day weekends. Just to give some background, I graduated from Babson College in May with a Business Administration degree and a … Continue reading Corporate Management Trainee Program Week 12 2017

Three months have passed and I have experienced more than I had ever anticipated before beginning the program. The work I’ve been given has enabled me to develop a strong grasp on both sales and category leadership, and I am only halfway through the program! So far, I have been working on two key holidays, … Continue reading Business Development Trainee Program Week 12 2017

Welcome to week 13 of the 2017 Business Development Trainee Program. I hope you’ve enjoyed our journey thus far and have been able to visualize the spirit of Ownership and Meritocracy at Kraft Heinz. As the weeks continue to fly by, our projects have evolved and the teams continue to challenge us in new ways. … Continue reading Business Development Trainee Program Week 12 2017

Now that I’ve spent a few weeks in the plant here in Dover, I felt comfortable enough to start proposing changes relating to my Yellow Belt Project. Last week I was able to implement the first of them to my changeover process project. In the past, it took 24 hours to complete a full changeover … Continue reading Manufacturing Management Trainee Program Week 11 2017

Jacksonville Portion Control is one of a few facilities in the Kraft Heinz network that produce single serve condiment packets. With over 300 SKUs, this facility is indeed a very complex facility with challenges across the board. Working at this facility has given me the opportunity to explore various intricacies that prove challenging from a … Continue reading Manufacturing Management Trainee Program Week 11 2017

We’re beyond the halfway mark of our first project rotation and many people are honing in on their final recommendation. My first rotation has been working in Grocery Sales specifically in the Kraft Shelf Stable Salad Dressings. I’ve been tasked with deep diving into the category to help plan for our sales portfolio by customer … Continue reading Corporate Management Trainee Program Week 11 2017

This week marks the 5th week of our first rotation project. At this point, I am completely involved in my project and have been fully absorbed with the team I am currently in. For my first project, I am working at the Glenview facility with the Canada Packaging R&D team. Coming from a mechanical engineering … Continue reading Corporate Management Trainee Program Week 11 2017

It’s hard to believe that the month of August is already here and gone! In my last blog post, I wrote about some of the rituals and routines that compose day-to-day life in the Walmart office, as well as some of software and systems specific to the team here. Since that last blog post, I … Continue reading Business Development Trainee Program Week 11 2017